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Re: [PATCH] The diff-raw format updates.

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
May 22, 2005, 19:15 UTC
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>>>>> "NH" == Niklas Hoglund <nhoglund@gmail.com> writes:
NH> On Sun, May 22, 2005 at 11:35:34AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>> :000000 100644 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 25ab9eda939ad92bb746c2419d083b1e52117a56	diffcore-pathspec.c	diffcore-pathspec.c

NH> Don't you think it would be easier to read if the SHA1 field was, say, a NH> dash and 19 spaces, instead of an obviously bogus SHA1?

My understanding of the purpose of the diff-raw format is primarily about machine readablility; 0{40} was far easier to code cleanly---please see why in diff-helper.c.

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Message 14 of 33 in “updated design for the diff-raw format.”
  1. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2005
  2. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2005
  3. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2005
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2005
  5. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2005
  6. Prepare diffcore interface for diff-tree header supression.Junio C Hamano, May 22, 2005
  7. The diff-raw format updates.Junio C Hamano, May 22, 2005
  8. Linus TorvaldsMay 22, 2005
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2005
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2005
  11. Fix tweak in similarity estimator.Junio C Hamano, May 22, 2005
  12. Linus TorvaldsMay 22, 2005
  13. Niklas HoglundMay 22, 2005
  14. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2005
  15. Thomas GlanzmannMay 22, 2005
  16. Linus TorvaldsMay 22, 2005
  17. Thomas GlanzmannMay 22, 2005
  18. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2005
  19. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2005
  20. Linus TorvaldsMay 22, 2005
  21. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2005
  22. Linus TorvaldsMay 22, 2005
  23. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2005
  24. Linus TorvaldsMay 23, 2005
  25. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2005
  26. Rename/copy detection fix.Junio C Hamano, May 23, 2005
  27. Comments on "Rename/copy detection fix."Junio C Hamano, May 23, 2005
  28. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2005
  29. Diffcore updates.Junio C Hamano, May 22, 2005
  30. Linus TorvaldsMay 22, 2005
  31. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2005
  32. Diffcore updates.Junio C Hamano, May 22, 2005
  33. Be careful with symlinks when detecting renames and copies.Junio C Hamano, May 23, 2005

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